Cleantech ticker: 16 April 2009
Cleantech news as it happens — check back for regular updates:
- Technology and communications experts will debate how best to equip Britain for a digital future, at a Digital Britain summit in the British Library tomorrow;
- The Department of Energy and Climate Change is conducting a market sounding on its plans for the second phase of the UK Government’s Carbon Offsetting Fund;
- European researchers say they believe they have developed a system that could finally add reliable context and mood information to voice and text communication;
- The EU’s Companionable project aims to enhance the quality of life of elderly and disabled persons using robotised solutions designed to operate in intelligent homes;
- Researchers at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya are working on technology to improve traffic flow, make driving safer and more comfortable, lower the accident rate and reduce traffic congestion and emissions of contaminant gases;
- Cloud computing will eliminate the need for desktops, laptops and software installation, according to the Cloud Computing Research Team at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.
